ESPN analyst suggests Shedeur Sanders is facing criticism because of his skin color

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Shedeur Sanders is perhaps the most popular name in this year's NFL Draft, but he isn't exactly the most popular player to go No. 1.

After a long while of being the 1B to Cam Ward's 1A, Sanders has continued to fall in most scouts' eyes. In fact, it's not too difficult to find some even saying that Jaxson Dart is ahead of Sanders in the quarterback rankings.

There is no question that Sanders is polarizing, and ESPN's Ryan Clark noted that he's heard the term "arrogant" floating around the quarterback.

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Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders speaks during a press conference at the NFL Scouting Combine on Feb. 28, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

"They plant these certain reports, and you do hear these certain things, and you hear the word ‘arrogant.’ Why is he arrogant? Because he won't walk into the meeting and bend the knee, or he won't sit in the meeting and question himself or his abilities or his knowledge and experience in the game. I don't believe that's arrogance – I want a quarterback that's self-assured. I want a quarterback that can cut the film on, and when you ask him a certain question about ‘why did you make this mistake’ or ‘why did you make this throw’ or ‘why was this the right read,’ I want him to be able to regurgitate that to me like he's in the play at the moment the same way a coach or offensive coordinator would, because that's what he's gonna have he to do. I've had conversations with Shedeur Sanders, and he can do that," Clark said on Wednesday's edition of "First Take."

Of course, some of Sanders' popularity stems from being the son of Hall